Weak domestic markets are holding back aluminium scrap sorting investments, WBCSD study finds
A WBCSD study says advanced sorting technology is available, but stronger demand for grade-specific secondary aluminium is needed to unlock investment. Technology for sorting mixed aluminium scrap has advanced significantly, but weak domestic markets for some recovered grades are limiting...
ADC12 prices rise for consecutive weeks, profit improvement and marginal demand recovery
This week, domestic aluminium scrap prices in China remained largely stable, with some slight increases. Although primary aluminium prices rose notably, aluminium scrap struggled to catch up, and the price difference between A00 aluminium and aluminium scrap stayed high. In terms of prices, as of...
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Germany’s aluminium semi-finished exports to the US down 39.4% in Jan-Sep 2020; exports dip 38% in September
Germany’s exports of aluminium semi-finished products (plates, sheets, bars, etc.) to the US stood at 50,000 tonnes in the first nine months of 2020, with a year-on-year decrease of 39.4% or 32,600 tonnes, according to the latest Mineral Industry Survey report from the US Geological Survey. Germany...
Australia’s export of Aluminium scrap during 2018-20 exhibits uneven movement; earnings demonstrates dip
The economy of Australia's grew by 3.3% in the third quarter, recovering from its first recession in nearly three decades as it recovered from pandemic-related shocks, according to report released at the beginning of December’20. Josh Frydenberg, MP and Treasurer commented that the country still...
China’s secondary aluminium operating rates increase 5 percentage points M-o-M to 62.4% in Nov’20
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China’s secondary aluminium producers operating rates gained 4.9 percentage points month-on-month in November 2020, following a decline in October. The operating rates came in at 62.4 per cent, down 0.1 percentage point year-on-year, showed the data. The...
US aluminium scrap exports to Canada grow 64% Q-o-Q in Q3 2020 despite a drop in September
According to the US Geological Survey, the United States aluminium scrap exports to Canada stood 4.94 per cent lower month-on-month to 6,740 tonnes in September 2020. In August, the US exported 7,090 tonnes of scrap to Canada compared with 5,540 tonnes in July 2020. This represents a hike of 28 per...
Bolivia’s export of Aluminium scrap during 2018-20 unfolds growth
The COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia appeared amid an economic and political crisis as a result of the failed presidential elections of October 2019. Although timely measures were adopted to face the pandemic at the beginning of the outbreak and that, in effect, it did slow down the initial increase of...
Recap 2020: The year witnessed significant investments in recycling plant; COVID-19 affected scrap supply chains
The year 2020 saw significant expansions in the recycling plant. Many leading companies announced huge investments in increasing the aluminium recycling capacity. Industry data showed improved aluminium packaging recycling rates globally. According to the International Aluminium Institute,...
US aluminium scrap imports from Mexico stand 8.3% higher to 11,700 tonnes in September 2020
According to the US Geological Survey data, the United States aluminium scrap imports from Mexico stood at 11,700 tonnes in September 2020. In the previous month, the United States imported 10,800 tonnes of aluminium scrap from Mexico, meaning the imports in September edged 8.33 per cent higher...
US aluminium scrap exports to Indonesia stand 35% lower M-o-M in September 2020; Total exports in Q3 strike 63% hike
The United States aluminium scrap exports to Indonesia stood at 8,780 tonnes in September 2020, recording a downfall of 34.96 per cent month-on-month, according to the US Geological Survey. In August 2020, the United States exported 13,500 tonnes, which stood up by 33.66 per cent from 10,100 tonnes...
Supply shortages of aluminium and copper cause adverse impact on fan manufacturers in Pakistan: PEFMA
The Chairman of Pakistan Electric Fan Manufacturers Association (PEFMA), Fahad Rafiq, pointed out on Friday, December 18, that manufacturers of fans, utensils, electrical wires, car parts, kitchenware, die casting, machining, and aluminium window frames had been facing shortages of aluminium and...
Rio Tinto invests $8.4 million to expand Aluminum recycling capacity at Laterrière Plant
Rio Tinto, the industry leader in responsible aluminium production, with operations in Canada which runs on 100% renewable hydropower, is investing US $8.4 million to expand the recycling capacity of its aluminium operations in Saguenay- Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, to offer rolled product customers in...
US aluminium scrap exports to Korea grow 4000 tonnes QoQ to 72,600 tonnes in Q3 2020
The United States aluminium scrap exports to the Republic of Korea increased marginally in September 2020 by 400 tonnes month-on-month to stand at 24,200 tonnes, found the US Geological data. In August, the United States aluminium scrap exports to Korea were at 23,800 tonnes dwindling by 800 tonnes...
Alumil Aluminium invests in aluminium scrap separation unit
ALUMIL, one of the largest industries in the extrusion of aluminium in Greece, considers that the environmental protection is not just a side project on the annual plan, but it is at the core of organisation’s strategy for the next decade. For more than 30 years, the aluminium company has developed...
Iceland’s export of Aluminium scrap during 2018-20 reveals upswing, earnings remain unstable
Iceland is considered as a stable democracy with an active consumer economy. The pillars of the Icelandic economy are aluminium smelting, fishing, and tourism and the major material exports are aluminium products and fish products, and main service exports are tourism-related services. The Nordic...
US aluminium scrap exports to Malaysia grow 28% Q-o-Q in Q3 2020 despite a drop in September
The United States aluminium scrap exports to Malaysia extended decline in the third month (September) of Q3 2020 to 37,600 tonnes, found the US Geological Survey data. Month-on-month, the export declined 3,700 tonnes or 8.96 per cent from 41,300 tonnes. In August, the United States aluminium scrap...
Costa Rica’s export of Aluminium scrap during 2018-20 unveils significant growth
The economy of Costa Rica is expected to shrink 5% by end of this year, as the country is hit hard by COVID-19 outbreak and the central bank stated it as the steepest decline since 1982 for the Central American nation. Costa Rica’s export of aluminium scrap during 2018-19 has been recorded at...
Icelandair first time works on dismantling a Boeing 757; Aluminium to be sorted for recycling
The flag carrier airline of Iceland, Icelandair has for the first time started the work of dismantling a Boeing 757, locally in Iceland. It is TF-FIJ, Boeing 757-200 that will slowly but surely be dismantled. The work is part of reducing the fleet by older 757 and it will be carried out by the...
Tariff removal under China’s new solid waste law likely to increase secondary aluminium ingots imports: Leo Yi
At Shanghai Metals Market’s 2020 Nonferrous Metals Industry Chain Annual Conference in Suzhou, Leo Yi, senior analyst at SMM, explained the challenges that new solid waste law posed to China’s aluminium scrap supply and operations at secondary aluminium producers. Yi said the new solid waste law...
Demand and supply of non-ferrous metals including aluminium to rebound in China despite the COVID-19 pandemic: Andy Home
Despite the ongoing COVID19 pandemic and possible aftermath, the metals market in China is recovering, especially in the scrap sector, pointed out commodities veteran Andy Home. On Thursday at the Shanghai Metals Market’s 2020 Nonferrous Metals Industry Chain Annual Conference, Andy Home stated,...
